City full back Christian Fuchs made a young fan’s day, inviting her and her dad to his box at the King Power Stadium on Saturday after seeing her wave a sign asking for his shirt at City’s FA Cup victory over Peterborough the week before.

The 31-year-old Austrian international father-of-two only spotted Lottie Dewey-Ward’s plea - "Please may I have your shirt Fuchs." - on Instagram after the 5-1 victory over League One side Peterborough.

The player, who wears the number 28 shirt, urged the family to get in touch with him, saying: "Just seen this. Get in touch with me. We can arrange that."

Liam, of Thurmaston, said: “When I told her about his invite, she started crying, she was ever so excited. She couldn’t believe it when she knew he had invited us into his private box. He's her favourite player.

"He came up for a chat after the game and spent a good 20 minutes chatting and posing for pictures.

“He explained he hadn’t noticed the shirt during the Peterborough game, which is why he got in touch after seeing it on Instagram.”

A moment to savour with her hero

Inspired by seeing a young Brighton fan successfully holding up a sign pleading for Chelsea star Eden Hazard to hand over his No 10 shirt after their 4-0 drubbing of his team on January 20, Lottie spent a couple of evenings making her sign.

Liam, a City season ticket holder for more than 20 years said the 10-year-old Churchill Junior School pupil was delighted with the visit, adding: “His shirt was very wet after the game, so although he signed it, it didn’t take, so we’re going to meet up again for him to sign it at another time.

Lottie soaks up the atmosphere

“It was a fantastic day and a great gesture from Christian Fuchs - a true gentleman and a credit to the game.”

Fuchs is frequently active on social media and has 190,000 followers on Instagram.